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One of the Best Games of the 90's
Half-Life, unarguably, was the best game of 1999, and a breath of fresh air into the dangerously stale FPS (first-person shooter) market. In Half-Life you play the role of a scientist at a top-secret research facility in the Black Mesa Desert somewhere in the U.S. Southwest. While doing an experiment in a lab, something goes wrong, and a wormhole in time-space is opened between Earth and Zen, a dimension filled with all kinds of weird, outlandish, and frightening creatures. Some look like small, two-legged headless dogs, others are crabs that attack by attaching themselves to your head (and then manipulating your corpse to attack others).

So, what do you do? Get out as fast as you can! But this is a HUGE facility, and soon you find that no only do you need to find an exit and escape the clutches of the interdimensional aliens, but the U.S. government has called in the military to clear out the experimental complex of evidence... including scientists (you!).

You'll need to rely on your wits, your reflexes, your skills with various weapons (from grenades to crowbars to shotguns to a crowssbow), and finally, you might want to actually interact with some of the survivors. In what is bound to be duplicated in shooter games hereafter, you can speak with scientists you find, who you can save (or kill if you are feeling sadistic), and security guards who will be more than happy to follow you around and give you backup if it's needed.

The mood of the game is at parts exhilarating, at parts dreary or horrific, but always FRIGHTENING. At times you will go through a heater duct in darkness, with only the small light of a flashlight to help you on the way. You'll hear a noise coming ahead of you through the darkness, and if you don't react quick- SURPRISE! an enemy will pounce on you. In other parts you'll have to decide how to pass through an area... You can take the bridge and try to fight an Apache helicopter of the military, or go through a dam and brave whatever beast may be lurking within.

The controls are intuitive, and aim is done for the most part automatically in single-player mode, so beginners don't need to worry about perfect aim.

If you have a 3D card the game is gorgeous, but it will work without one.

Highly recommended, although not for the squeamish or children under 13, as there is considerable violence.

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Good combo of 1st person shooter and adventure
Half-Life brings a well-designed game to your computer. The graphics are great with a 3d card, especially 3dfx. The sound is amazing. You can hear things behind you even with two speakers. The game moves forward in a way that is not confusing at all. You do not know really where to go, but you are directed by the environment and enemies, which is brilliant. Good weapons and enemies, entertaining story.

A few cons: You need the first update to even play the game, I've found. I have tried 2 different brand cd-roms and 1 dvd-rom, and all required an update to read the Half-Life cd. Also, some of the voice acting is bad or too repetitive, and the music is few and far between. Other than that, this game is great.

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What can i say? just GREAT GAME !!!
posibly the best game i ever played !
this game is great, u may think u should just rent it, but dont.
This game is so long it took me bout 2 months to pass it.
there is a great storyline.
i played all of HL games and this is the best one.
for example in half life 1 u get to a radio, and a soldier says there to retreat. if u play opposing forse ull see this guy saying same thing to abort and same voice.
great story line, great wepons, great multiplayer.
trust me ull never get tired of this game.
GET THE GAME!!!
P.S.: you wont regret this.